Daniel Swan Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, VA, US

• Collaborated on the What Works Clearinghouse Procedures and Standards Handbook, version 5.0 as a named contributor.
• Coordinated the development of new training materials for updated versions of the online group design, single-case design (SCD), regression discontinuity design (RDD), and complier average causal effects standards.
• Developed new SCD certification exams and collaborated on the development of the new group design and Advanced Group Design (RDD and CACE) exams.
• Managed development process for a webinar for WWC-SWAT in cooperation with the Education Information Resource Center (ERIC) on comprehensive literature searches for synthetic reviews and the use of the ERIC database.
• In collaboration with Dr. Tanner-Smith, developed training materials for a new online and asynchronous version of the WWC RDD standards training, including development of training slides, RDD Excel study review guide.
• Tracked ongoing priorities and issues for discussion at regularly scheduled training team meetings with team members at the University of Oregon and the American Institutes for Research.

• Organized production of training materials for the new, online and asynchronous WWC SCD standards training, including development of training slides, SCD SRG, SCD SRG user guide, and SCD certification exams.
• Trained reviewers on the WWC SCD Standards as part of a multi-day synchronous online training.
• Co-led development and presentation of a WWC technical assistance webinar on the design-comparable effect size.
• Supported other technical assistance webinars by answering trainee questions during webinars to clarify concepts drawn directly from the WWC Standards and Procedures Handbooks, version 4.1.
• Participated in the WWC Statistical, Technical, and Analysis Team (STAT). Duties included attending large group meetings; leading a small group on updating and improving the design standards for single-case designs.
• Analyzed training system data to identify strengths and weaknesses of the group-design certification exam system and areas for potential improvements.

• Assisted in production of training materials for the WWC (What Works Clearinghouse) regression discontinuity design (RDD) standards training conducted in-person, including development of training slides and RDD SRG.
• Co-wrote helpdesk responses to questions involving WWC Standards and Procedures.
• Maintained quarterly updates to listing of WWC certified reviewers.
• Participated in the WWC Statistical, Technical, and Analysis Team (STAT). Duties included attending large group meetings; drafting and reviewing language for changes included in the WWC Standards and Procedures version.

Austin, TX

• Collaborate on drafting manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed methodological research journals.
• Design and run Monte Carlo Simulations.
• Assist in maintenance of a large Access database of single-case data from multiple synthetic reviews, including using SQL queries to read and write data.
• Program novel statistical methods in R and collaborate on package development to make them available to researchers.

• Provide methodological guidance to graduate students on research design, power and statistical analysis, statistical programming, and interpretation of results.
• Assist students in retrieval of datasets from a variety of sources and import them into appropriate statistical software.
• Develop and lead workshops on relevant topics such as power analysis and programming in R to students, faculty, and staff at the University of Texas at Austin.

Austin, TX

• Topics include:
• Introductory Statistics including levels of measurement, introductory probability, hypothesis testing, t-test, chi-square, tests of proportions, simple regression.
• Other statistical methods such as ANOVA, ANCOVA/ATI, multiple regression, SEM (e.g. path analysis, CFA, multiple group models, invariance models, and latent growth modeling), generalized linear models (e.g. logistic.
• Use of software packages including SPSS, MPLUS, and R, especially advanced programming in R.
• Research design.

Austin, TX

• Analyze extant datasets for novel methodological problems.
• Apply advanced methods such as latent growth modeling, path analysis, and multidimensional IRT models.
• Prepare technical documentation and interpret statistical models for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Blackberry/Friendship Project
• Viewed recorded observational sessions and coded utterances for specific social content as well as global assessments of friendships and social behavior utilizing the observational coding system manual
• Worked as part of a team to contact over 200 families during the summer months to schedule and complete research visits
• Assisted and led observational sessions in the lab environment and data collection sessions in the home with middle school and high school age participants and their families
• Entered measure data into Excel spreadsheets
• Assisted in managing observational data

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Educational Psychology - Quantitative Methods

Master'S Of Education, Quantitative Methods

M.S., Psychological Sciences

B.A., Psychology